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nat·ty

(năt′ē)

adj. nat·ti·er, nat·ti·est

Neat, trim, and smart; dapper.

[Perhaps variant of obsolete netty, from net, elegant, from Middle English, from Old French; see neat¹.]

nat′ti·ly adv.

nat′ti·ness n.

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natty

(ˈnætɪ)

adj, -tier or -tiest

informal smart in appearance or dress; spruce; dapper: a natty outfit.

[C18: perhaps from obsolete netty, from net neat¹; compare Old French net trim]

ˈnattily adv

ˈnattiness n

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nat•ty

(ˈnæt i)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.

neatly or trimly smart; spruce: a natty uniform.

[1775–85]

nat′ti•ly, adv.

nat′ti•ness, n.

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Adj.

natty - marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

jaunty, raffish, rakish, dapper, spiffy, spruce, dashing, snappy

fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

natty

adjective

1. smart, sharp, dashing, elegant, trim, neat, fashionable, stylish, trendy (Brit. informal), chic, spruce, well-dressed, dapper, debonair, snazzy (informal), modish, well-turned-out, rakish, crucial (slang) He was a natty dresser. a natty pin-stripe suit

2. smart, clever, stylish, ingenious, cool a natty little gadget

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Translations

kess

elegante ingegnoso

natty

[ˈnætɪ] ADJ (nattier (compar) (nattiest (superl)))

1. (= smart) [suit, tie] → elegante, elegantoso (esp LAm)
he looked natty in his white uniform → iba de lo más elegantoso or elegantón con su uniforme blanco
to be a natty dresser → ir siempre muy elegantoso or elegantón

2. (= handy) [gadget] → ingenioso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

natty

[ˈnæti] adj

(= smart) → très classe inv
a natty pin stripe suit → un costume rayé très classe
to be a natty dresser → s'habiller très classe
Cliff was a natty dresser → Cliff s'habillait très classe.

(= nifty) → très classe inv
natty little houses → de petites maisons très classe

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

natty

adj (+er) (inf)

(= neat) dress → schick, schmuck (dated); person → schick, adrett; he’s a natty dresser → er zieht sich immer elegant or schmuck (dated) → an

(= handy) tool, gadget → handlich

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natty

[ˈnætɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → elegante, chic inv

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